Shawn Austin

Shawn Austin Album Review FeatureShawn Austin, Debut Album Review

September 29th, 2018 by Joshua Murray

Shawn Austin’s country music career is taking off, and the release of his debut EP is only going to push him higher! The Vancouver native has already put himself on the Canadian country music map with his first Top 10 single, Paradise Found. The follow-up single, Get Me There has more than 800,000 streams on […]

SiriusXM Top of the Country Semi-Finalists Q&A

May 31st, 2018 by Joshua Murray

Voting in the SiriusXM Top of the Country contest is in full swing, and we’re here to give you a little more insight into the 2018 semi-finalists with a brand new Q&A! We caught up with all nine of the grand prize hopefuls to learn a little more about their backgrounds, influences, the songs they’ve submitted […]

Voting Now Open in SiriusXM / CCMA’s Top of the Country Contest

May 17th, 2018 by Joshua Murray

Voting is now open to the public in the SiriusXM / Canadian Country Music Association Top of the Country contest! Nine semi-finalists have been picked from an overwhelming number of entries in the contest, with each of them recording a video to show off their talents and try to earn your votes. Check out the […]

Shawn Austin at SiriusXM Toronto HeadquartersGet Me There – Shawn Austin Interview & 5 Quick Questions

April 25th, 2018 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish Cassling

Shawn Austin’s career is on the upswing, and the Vancouver country singer is ready to take full advantage of every opportunity he has to take things to the next level. We caught up with the Paradise Found singer at the SiriusXM offices in Toronto to talk about his latest single, Get Me There, as well […]

SiriusXM Announce Top of the Country Contest Semi-Finalists

March 9th, 2018 by Joshua Murray

SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association, has announced the nine semi-finalists in the Top of the Country Contest. With three semi-finalists picked from each of the three regions (West, Central, East), Top of the Country has whittled down the competition to some strong emerging country artists. In fact, there are a […]

New Music Spotlight Blue VersionNew Music Spotlight: Dallas Smith and More

February 16th, 2018 by Trish Cassling

New Music from Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin, Dom Fricot, Oh Geronimo and Sarah Cripps Welcome to an all Canadian New Music Spotlight! In this edition of the Spotlight, we’re giving you country, folk and alt-indie music for your listening pleasure. Please have a listen and if the music speaks to you, click on the links, and […]

Dallas Smith Side Effects Tour Interview FeatureSide Effects: Dallas Smith and Shawn Austin Pre-Show Interviews, Oshawa

October 23rd, 2017 by Joshua Murray

We caught up with Dallas Smith in Oshawa at the Tribute Communities Centre to talk about music, the tour, The Tragically Hip, doing what is right as an artist and more. It was Friday afternoon, before Dallas hit the stage on the Side Effects Tour later in the evening, that we sat down in the […]

Dallas Smith - Side Effects Tour - OshawaSide Effects Tour: Dallas Smith, The Cadillac Three and Friends Rock Oshawa

October 22nd, 2017 by Joshua Murray

Friday nights are perfect for live music. So when Dallas Smith, The Cadillac Three, and Lauren Alaina rolled into Oshawa to play at the Tribute Communities Centre, we knew we were set up for a good time. The Side Effects Tour was already in full flight before it got to town, with shows from Halifax […]

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